Sen. Tom Cotton announced Tuesday that his wife, Anna, gave birth to a baby boy, making the freshman senator a first-time dad.
The Arkansas Republican announced the addition to his family over Twitter, saying he and his wife “welcomed baby boy Cotton to the world” on Monday night.
{mosads}The Associated Press reports the baby, which weighs 8 pounds and 4 ounces, was born in Washington.
Cotton said last week that he would likely miss some of the debate this week on a bill to let lawmakers weigh in on a final Iran nuclear deal. The senator, who is offering changes to the Iran legislation, said he would not let his son “live under the threat of a nuclear Iran.”